AutoZone Inc. (AZO) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
AutoZone Inc. (AZO) closed at $2,872.16 on 25 September 2026, up 0.4%. That leaves it up 0.6% over a week, down 4.2% over a month and down 31.2% over a year. That is 7% of the way up its 52 week range of $2,764.88 to $4,332.68. The median analyst price target of $3,500 sits 21.9% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
AZO trades below both its 50 day average of $2,978.04 and its 200 day average of $3,312.14, the shape of a downtrend. The 50 day average sits below the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.13, a stock that barely follows the market. It is 33.7% below its 52 week high and 3.9% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 14 firms recorded 16 actions on AZO: 16 kept a view. Price targets: 16 lowered. The most recent targets from 16 firms run from $3,000 to $3,850, with a median of $3,500, 21.9% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | Roth Capital | Maintains Buy | $4,023.00 to $3,850.00 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $3,817.00 to $3,648.00 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains Buy | $3,500.00 to $3,400.00 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains Buy | $3,750.00 to $3,500.00 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Raymond James | Maintains Strong Buy | $4,000.00 to $3,700.00 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Mizuho | Maintains Neutral | $3,200.00 to $3,000.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 8 December 2026 for Q1 2027, with earnings per share expected at $35.90. The last report, on 22 September 2026 for Q4 2026, showed EPS of $56.05 against $54.10 expected, a beat of 3.6%, on revenue of $6.6 billion. AutoZone Inc. beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months AutoZone Inc. shows revenue growth of 5.74%, a gross margin of 51.75%, an operating margin of 18.02% and a return on equity of N.A..
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 5.7% | 49th |
| Net income growth, TTM | -3.3% | 40th |
| Gross margin | 51.8% | 65th |
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 78th |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.2% | 62nd |
| Return on assets | 12.5% | 93rd |
| Current ratio | 0.89 | 41st |
| Effective tax rate | 20.8% | 69th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About AutoZone Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Retail
- Headquarters
- Carson City, Tennessee
- Chief executive
- William C. Rhodes
- Employees
- 112,000
- Website
- autozone.com
AutoZone, Inc. retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories. Its products include A/C compressors, batteries and accessories, bearings, belts and hoses, calipers, chassis, clutches, CV axles, engines, fuses, and engines. As of November 20, 2021, it operated 6,066 stores in the United States; 666 stores in Mexico; and 53 stores in Brazil.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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